Engineered once, deployable many times.
An expandable healthcare container is a medical-grade clinical facility built inside an ISO-compatible expandable shell, combining the transport economics of a sea container with the clinical performance of a fixed medical suite. structmod expandable healthcare containers are configured as primary-care clinics, operating theatres, ICU pods, imaging suites, laboratories or specialty units — each configuration validated through structmod's biomedical engineering workflow to meet IEC 60364-7-710 medical electrical requirements, infection-control zoning per HBN or equivalent national guidance, and destination-country ministry-of-health standards.
The clinical envelope differs from the standard expandable container in several ways. Interior finishes use medical-grade seamless vinyl or epoxy flooring with coved skirtings for infection control. Walls carry antimicrobial surfaces or hygienic PVC cladding. HVAC delivers HEPA H13 filtration to clinical zones, with pressure cascades between clean and dirty areas. Medical gases — O2, N2O, medical air, vacuum — reticulate to wall-mounted terminal units per ISO 9170. The pop-out zones are engineered to the same clinical standard as the fixed zones, so the full 75 m² deployed area is usable clinical space.
structmod expandable healthcare containers ship to health ministries, NGOs running field outreach campaigns, oil & gas operators servicing remote workforces, mining camp operators, event medical support contractors, and specialty healthcare providers running mobile screening programmes. Lead time is 10-14 weeks from contract signature; configuration to specific clinical brief adds 2-4 weeks to the standard expandable container timeline. Full medical equipment integration is available as a structmod-supplied option or compatible with client-sourced equipment.
Typical deployment sequence
- Day 0 — ISO container arrives on truck, offloaded by forklift or spreader
- Day 0 — jacks deployed, leveling verified
- Day 0 — hydraulic pop-out walls extended to operating footprint
- Day 0–1 — utility connections and interior equipment configuration
- Day 1 — commissioning and functional test per FAT protocol
- Day 1 — user training and handover with O&M documentation
Spec sheet — STR-3138
| Overall length | 13.8 m · 45.3 ft |
|---|---|
| Width (transport) | 2.99 m |
| Width (deployed) | 2.99 m |
| Height (transport) | 2.70 m |
| Floor area (deployed) | 41.3 m² |
| Dry weight | 15.8 t |
| Chassis | EN 10025 S355JR hot-rolled steel · EN 1090 EXC-2 |
| Welding quality | EN ISO 3834-3 |
| Envelope | Sandwich panel, PIR core 80 mm · λ ≈ 0.023 W/(m·K) |
| Fire resistance | EI-30 · tested to EN 13501-2 |
| Floor | Marine plywood on EPDM · R-10 slip rating |
| Electrical | 230 V / 50 Hz · TN-S · IEC 60364 compliant |
| HVAC | Split inverter heat pump · MERV-8 |
| Operating range | −25 °C to +50 °C ambient |
| Wind rating | Designed for 130 km/h basic wind (EN 1991-1-4) |
| Transport | ISO 668 footprint · CSC plate eligible (container variants) |
| Setup time | 5 hours · 2-person crew |
Full drawings, calculation notes, DoP, O&M manual and FAT report included with every unit. Specs indicative — configurable to project requirements.